City bus driver accused of leaving scene of crash

1:37 PM,
Sep. 18, 2012

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A City of Iowa City bus driver is accused of leaving the scene of an injury accident while on duty last week.

According to an Iowa City police criminal complaint, 35-year-old Jamar D. Collins, of Cedar Rapids, was operating a transit bus at 2:33 p.m. on Sept. 11. Police said Collins was northbound on Upland Avenue at Court Street and did not come to a complete stop at the intersection.

Collins allegedly pulled out in front of a motorcycle approaching on Court Street, causing the ...